Phuong Dung Thi Huynh v. HHS - Influenza, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) (2020)

Phuong Dung Thi Huynh, an adult, received an influenza vaccine on August 17, 2017. She alleged that this vaccination caused injuries to her right rotator cuff, specifically a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), and that these residual effects lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu immunization caused Ms. Huynh's rotator cuff injury or any other condition, and specifically denied that she sustained a SIRVA as defined in the Vaccine Injury Table.

Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 26, 2020, agreeing that compensation should be awarded. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as its decision.

Ms. Huynh was awarded a lump sum of $35,000.00 for all items of damages and an additional $10,902.00 for attorney's fees and costs.

The case was resolved via stipulation, and no specific theory of causation (Table or Off-Table) was detailed in the decision.